Enable ping in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008

Working on a network with Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 is a pain when you just want to ping.  I'm sure there are swell reasons these operating systems have ping turned off, but I'm on a protected domain at work, and I'm not worried about a DOS attack or whatever MS is worried about.

Here is how you enable these operating systems to respond to a ping...

1. Open a command prompt as an administrator.  Go to Start/Accessories/Command Prompt and right-click, selecting "run as administrator".
2. At the command prompt, type (or paste) "netsh firewall set icmpsetting 8". 
3. Hit enter.
4. Read the bit scolding you about using a deprecatedcommand, then promptly ignore all that if the command returned "Ok."
5. Enjoy pinging your machine.